Bernard de Marigny | |
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| Born | October 28, 1785 |
| Died | February 3, 1868 (aged 82) |
| Resting place | Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1 |
| Citizenship | French, American |
| Occupation(s) | Planter, Land developer, Politician |
| Known for | Faubourg Marigny, craps, developing Mandeville, Louisiana |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Ann Jones (1786-1808), Anna Mathilde Morales (1789-1859) |
| Children | Prosper François Antoine Pierre Philippe, Gustave Adolphe, Antoine Jacques Philippe, Rosa, Marie Angela Josephine, Armand, & Mathilde |
Jean-Bernard Xavier Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville (1785–1868), known as Bernard de Marigny, was a French-Creole American nobleman, playboy,[1] planter, politician, duelist, writer, horse breeder, land developer, and President of the Louisiana State Senate between 1822 and 1823.
- ^ Crété, Liliane (translated by Patrick Gregory). Daily Life in Louisiana 1815-1830 (Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press), 1978 (translation 1981)